RCW 70A.300.260
Declaration—Management of hazardous waste—Priorities—Definitions.
The legislature hereby declares that:
(1) The health and welfare of the people of the state depend on clean and pure environmental resources unaffected by hazardous waste contamination. Management and regulation of hazardous waste disposal should encourage practices which result in the least amount of waste being produced. Towards that end, the legislature finds that the following priorities in the management of hazardous waste are necessary and should be followed in order of descending priority as applicable:
(a) Waste reduction;
(b) Waste recycling;
(c) Physical, chemical, and biological treatment;
(d) Incineration;
(e) Solidification/stabilization treatment;
(f) Landfill.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Waste reduction" means reducing waste so that hazardous by-products are not produced;
(b) "Waste recycling" means reusing waste materials and extracting valuable materials from a waste stream;
(c) "Physical, chemical, and biological treatment" means processing the waste to render it completely innocuous, produce a recyclable by-product, reduce toxicity, or substantially reduce the volume of material requiring disposal;
(d) "Incineration" means reducing the volume or toxicity of wastes by use of an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion;
(e) "Solidification/stabilization treatment" means the use of encapsulation techniques to solidify wastes and make them less permeable or leachable; and
(f) "Landfill" means a disposal facility, or part of a facility, at which waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility, surface impoundment, or injection well.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 70 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.105.150.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety
Chapter 70A.300 - Hazardous Waste Management.
70A.300.005 - Legislative declaration.
70A.300.030 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
70A.300.050 - Solid wastes—Conditionally exempt from chapter.
70A.300.060 - Disposal site or facility—Acquisition—Disposal fee schedule.
70A.300.070 - Disposal at other than approved site prohibited—Disposal of radioactive wastes.
70A.300.080 - Criteria for receiving waste at disposal site.
70A.300.090 - Violations—Civil penalties.
70A.300.100 - Violations—Criminal penalties.
70A.300.110 - Violations—Gross misdemeanor.
70A.300.120 - Violations—Orders—Penalty for noncompliance—Appeal.
70A.300.130 - Action for damages resulting from violation—Attorneys' fees.
70A.300.140 - Powers and duties of department.
70A.300.150 - Duty of department to regulate PCB waste.
70A.300.160 - Regulation of wastes with radioactive and hazardous components.
70A.300.170 - Regulation of dangerous wastes associated with energy facilities.
70A.300.180 - Radioactive wastes—Authority of department of social and health services.
70A.300.190 - Application of chapter to special incinerator ash.
70A.300.200 - Hazardous substance remedial actions—Procedural requirements not applicable.
70A.300.210 - Authority of attorney general.
70A.300.220 - Department's powers as designated agency under federal act.
70A.300.240 - Rules implemented under RCW 70A.300.220—Review.
70A.300.250 - Department's authority to participate in and administer federal act.
70A.300.260 - Declaration—Management of hazardous waste—Priorities—Definitions.
70A.300.270 - Waste management study—Public hearings—Adoption or modification of rules.
70A.300.290 - Waste management—Consultative services—Technical assistance—Confidentiality.
70A.300.300 - Disposition of fines and penalties—Earnings.
70A.300.310 - Hazardous waste management plan.
70A.300.320 - Hazardous waste management facilities—Department to develop criteria for siting.
70A.300.330 - Department to adopt rules for permits for hazardous substances treatment facilities.
70A.300.340 - Local government regulatory authority to prohibit or condition.
70A.300.350 - Local governments to prepare local hazardous waste plans—Basis—Elements required.
70A.300.360 - Local governments to prepare local hazardous waste plans—Used oil recycling element.
70A.300.410 - Department may require notice of intent for management facility permit.
70A.300.420 - Appeals to pollution control hearings board.
70A.300.430 - Department to provide technical assistance with local plans.
70A.300.460 - Service charges.
70A.300.470 - Metals mining and milling operations permits—Inspections by department of ecology.